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in 2010, eric cantor launched his young guns thing. young guns, presumably to try to supplant the old guns in the party. he then launched something called cut and grow so you at home could set the republican party's agenda instead of the old guys in the party who are setting the party's agenda. in 2009 he launched something called the national council for a new america to tap outside the beltway ideas for the republican party's agenda. sadly, the pizza parlor that he chose for that launch event for his big outside the belt initiative was a pizza parlor that literally was inside the beltway. you see, the beltway is not just a metaphor for things around washington. the beltway is a freeway around the d.c. area that defines that area. and mr. cantor's outside the beltway pizza parlor excitement was actually well inside that freeway loop. and that actually was the only event that that eric cantor republican party relaunch ever had. so eric cantor does not have the world's greatest track record with relaunching his party, right, with choosi
in 2010, eric cantor launched his young guns thing. young guns, presumably to try to supplant the old guns in the party. he then launched something called cut and grow so you at home could set the republican party's agenda instead of the old guys in the party who are setting the party's agenda. in 2009 he launched something called the national council for a new america to tap outside the beltway ideas for the republican party's agenda. sadly, the pizza parlor that he chose for that launch event...
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if eric cantor can do it, then it needs to be done. but i'm just -- i think that there are candidates out there every single cycle that get in the way of the republicans try to rebrand and they are back in this same position every two years. >> eric cantor is not alone, for sure, jonathan, your old boss, or i guess your boss, karl rove, as how often talked about trying to fix the image and he's angered a lot of republicans, especially far right conservatives by talking about his plans to go against the most extreme in the primary. mark levin, the talk show host, says conservatives are being stabbed in the back. erick erickson, the editor of redstate.com says the efforts will, quote, crush conservatives, destroy the tea party, and put a bunch of squishes in republican leadership positions. what's your response to that? >> i tend to think that's kind of alarmism. we haven't really proposed any policy changes or anything like that, at least from the crossroads group. whenever you come about this type of thing, you have to look at it in te
if eric cantor can do it, then it needs to be done. but i'm just -- i think that there are candidates out there every single cycle that get in the way of the republicans try to rebrand and they are back in this same position every two years. >> eric cantor is not alone, for sure, jonathan, your old boss, or i guess your boss, karl rove, as how often talked about trying to fix the image and he's angered a lot of republicans, especially far right conservatives by talking about his plans to...
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today it was eric cantor's turn. the young dick nixon of the gop house is now saying he wants change. trouble is what he's said before and where he talked today. the super hawk of the party gave his manifesto at the city's nonprofit war room, the american enterprise institute. what he came out for, some new dedegree that colleges have to conduct employment surveys to say what jobs there are for history majors, english majors, you name it. i guess he wants to cut down on these people taking liberal subjects in college that allow you to think and express yourself. he sounds like he wants the federal government to have become a helicopter mom hovering over all of us. and they say democrats are intervening in people's live. what will republicans do next to try to deflect from their history of starting unnecessary wars, chasing minorities and others from the polling places. being hawkish and undemocratic are not exactly great recruiting posters. let's face it. helping me to explain the latest republican face lift are john
today it was eric cantor's turn. the young dick nixon of the gop house is now saying he wants change. trouble is what he's said before and where he talked today. the super hawk of the party gave his manifesto at the city's nonprofit war room, the american enterprise institute. what he came out for, some new dedegree that colleges have to conduct employment surveys to say what jobs there are for history majors, english majors, you name it. i guess he wants to cut down on these people taking...
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also, eric cantor is very tied in to wall street. and a lot of finance republicans, the ones i talk to who talk to those guys from the big banks, they did not want to see the markets open tomorrow with this deal up in the air there was definitely a pushback from that community as these negotiations move forward. >> we saw the dow react positively there the other day. and then it could go negative again after we have seen a long string of decreases in the dow index leading up to this vote. and that one pop in the dow of over 100 points. >> right. >> because there was word of a deal coming through there. they're feeling very positive about that. >> and foreign markets are opening, as i'm sure are open now in some parts of the world there is that fear that the foreign markets will start to go down on the u.s., and that it could lead to it all going to haywire tomorrow. >> january 2nd in many parts of the world. now one of the -- just to drill down a little more on this hiccup, and those who were against this senate bill, why did that ne
also, eric cantor is very tied in to wall street. and a lot of finance republicans, the ones i talk to who talk to those guys from the big banks, they did not want to see the markets open tomorrow with this deal up in the air there was definitely a pushback from that community as these negotiations move forward. >> we saw the dow react positively there the other day. and then it could go negative again after we have seen a long string of decreases in the dow index leading up to this vote....
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it's an absurdity eric cantor -- >> the speech by eric cantor was a very good speech. >> if it wasn't given by him maybe. >> eric cantor is a good guy. he's got a family. he cares about this country. he's a patriot. he cares about making government work better and this is a reform speech. i thought -- because it was practical. i think for republicans they can't be the party of bob dole caring only about the deficit. they have to care about practical -- the reason you're so upset is you know it was a good speech. >> he went over to the aei, the number one war center, ths totally neocon. your thoughts. this is hopeless. i thought he'd admit the truth here today. >> it was pa joring to hear some of that -- >> hasn't he been the guy standing behind boehner's back waiting to trip him over because he's been too moderate. >> no question. he's been standing off center stage waiting for his opportunity to become speaker. i thought that there was a lot of practicality in the speech but not any big ideas. i think -- >> it was like sundries and knowings in a drugstore. little items, like telling
it's an absurdity eric cantor -- >> the speech by eric cantor was a very good speech. >> if it wasn't given by him maybe. >> eric cantor is a good guy. he's got a family. he cares about this country. he's a patriot. he cares about making government work better and this is a reform speech. i thought -- because it was practical. i think for republicans they can't be the party of bob dole caring only about the deficit. they have to care about practical -- the reason you're so...
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and then, eric cantor went to the floor and blamed the democrats for the loss. and steny hoyer absolutely schooled cantor in an epic round one. >> if the gentleman witnesses what just happened on the floor, there seems to be a decision about a part of his leadership, perhaps himself, to say hey, we're not going to go along with bipartisan work and success. and maybe we're just going to make this a partisan issue. >> very frankly i was not going to mention what happened on the floor today. but the gentleman has brought it up. the gentleman is correct, the committee passed that a bipartisan bill. the democrats voted for that bill. the problem, of course, is that 62 republicans voted against the bill. as it was amended. draconian amendment that would hurt the very poorest citizens in our country. >> hoyer responded by returning to history and reality. >> there was never an intention at all for our side to say we want to take away the safety net of the food stamp program. what we saw today was a democratic leadership in the house that was insistent to undo years and
and then, eric cantor went to the floor and blamed the democrats for the loss. and steny hoyer absolutely schooled cantor in an epic round one. >> if the gentleman witnesses what just happened on the floor, there seems to be a decision about a part of his leadership, perhaps himself, to say hey, we're not going to go along with bipartisan work and success. and maybe we're just going to make this a partisan issue. >> very frankly i was not going to mention what happened on the floor...
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the big eric cantor speech. [ male announcer ] citi turns 200 this year. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. ♪ >>> one of the biggest political stories of 2013 will be how the republican party reinvents itself. and where the tea party fits in. some veteran republicans believe that tea party conservatives cost the party as many as five senate seats over the last two cycles by getting into general election races they couldn't win. now a new group led by karl rove is vowing to take on tea party candidates to either defeat them or bring them into the mainstream. with me is steven law who is leading the conservative victory project and chris chicola, former indiana congressman and president of the club for growth which opposes mr. rove's new effort. welcome, gentlemen.
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what did you make of eric cantor. it sounds like eric cantor and ted cruz is going to mandela's funeral. i think republicans are starting to look beyond their very small base and realize they have got to expand to win national elections. >> the cantor thing i thought was fascinating. talking to about 500 activists and eric cantor talks about how they need to fight democrats and not themselves. republicans need to talk to people where they are. 232 house republicans. 89% of them are white males. white males in the country, 36%. these republicans are dealing a little bit with that math problem trying to close that gap. this meeting where eric cantor talked was called advanced. they don't want to retreat. also ed gilespie from the bush white house, we were talking about how mark warner is strong. he wants to run against him. he thinks it's winnable. he's looking at it. >> if he jumped in, that would be one of the hottest races in the country. mark warper will be the favorite. >> we will look at the playbook and cut that
what did you make of eric cantor. it sounds like eric cantor and ted cruz is going to mandela's funeral. i think republicans are starting to look beyond their very small base and realize they have got to expand to win national elections. >> the cantor thing i thought was fascinating. talking to about 500 activists and eric cantor talks about how they need to fight democrats and not themselves. republicans need to talk to people where they are. 232 house republicans. 89% of them are white...
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eric cantor and kevin mccarthy joined the majority of their party in voting no. boehner did find support from one key republican, paul ryan of wisconsin also voted yes. the main sticking point for republicans, a lack of spending cuts. hours before last night's votes, republicans considered trying to amend the bill from the senate and add additional spending cuts in. the senate made it clear they had no intention of revisiting this idea. so if changes were made that would essentially kill it. before the vote, republicans took to the floor and voiced their concerns. >> there are no spending cuts. we're adding $4 billion a day to the debt. the senate failed in cutting spending. >> i thought we were in a deficit crisis. i thought families were put at risk by this massive debt. what does this do about that? >> it was way past those senators bedtimes, they were blurry eyed when they were reading it we are trying to fill in the gap for where they missed a few things. >> i think it's unreasonable for senator reid to say something they produced on new your's eve, by a bun
eric cantor and kevin mccarthy joined the majority of their party in voting no. boehner did find support from one key republican, paul ryan of wisconsin also voted yes. the main sticking point for republicans, a lack of spending cuts. hours before last night's votes, republicans considered trying to amend the bill from the senate and add additional spending cuts in. the senate made it clear they had no intention of revisiting this idea. so if changes were made that would essentially kill it....
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eric cantor emerging from a meeting saying he does not support the senate-passed bill. house speaker bonn janer is not likely to bring the senate bill to the floor without changes is what we're hearing and in a statement boehner's spokesman said the speaker and leader laid out options to the members and listened to feedback. the lack of spending cuts in the senate bill was our universal concern amongst members in today's meetings. conversations will continue throughout the afternoon on the path forward. outgoing republican congressman steven latourette told nbc's luke russert the senate bill did not stand much of a bill in the house. take a listen. >> i think it's a little unreasonable for senator reid to say that something they produced on new year's eve, produced by a bunch of sleep-deprived octogenarians is what we should adopt within 48 hours. >> laetset's bring in mike viqu. we understand there have been meetings throughout the afternoon. >> reporter: the future of this bill, the deal to avert the fsk fiscal cliff and is in turmoil. here is what's happening right n
eric cantor emerging from a meeting saying he does not support the senate-passed bill. house speaker bonn janer is not likely to bring the senate bill to the floor without changes is what we're hearing and in a statement boehner's spokesman said the speaker and leader laid out options to the members and listened to feedback. the lack of spending cuts in the senate bill was our universal concern amongst members in today's meetings. conversations will continue throughout the afternoon on the path...
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one vote for eric cantor. it's not coalessed. john boehner for all the discomfort with him, that's clear within some conservative circles, the guy is going to be the speaker of the house. it's remarkable that conservatives couldn't unite even a little bit more as a show of force. >> i still believe the only person -- if he somehow expressed an interest, you would see the committee chairs, you would see a flocking. >> does this -- the question you have to be watching now is how this weakens or stretens his hand going into negotiations on the fiscal cliff -- not that, the debt ceiling. that remains to be seen. we'll have to leave it there. >> i guess. >> because -- >> i normally love to stay. i have to say that there's a bitter feeling. i love the first day of school, which i call the first day of congress. >> i would love to be up there myself. >> there's something the way the 112th ended. >> doesn't give you a good feeling. >> i just -- you wish -- this should be a happier day in celebrating washington. >> we still congratulate t
one vote for eric cantor. it's not coalessed. john boehner for all the discomfort with him, that's clear within some conservative circles, the guy is going to be the speaker of the house. it's remarkable that conservatives couldn't unite even a little bit more as a show of force. >> i still believe the only person -- if he somehow expressed an interest, you would see the committee chairs, you would see a flocking. >> does this -- the question you have to be watching now is how this...
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what did eric cantor and this tea party do? they cut supplement nutrition assistance for poor people and threw in poison pill after poison pill, treated poor people as if they are guilty of committing a crime and said to the democrats you help us pass this. that's not how it works. compromise works. poison pill dozen not. >> thanks so much. i love having you on all the time. steve israel the head of the democratic congressional campaign committee. for more, we're joined by march margie o 'maher. go back to the farm bill that should have passed. they lost 62 republicans. if they had held 20 of them, they would have gotten this thing through. they couldn't even hold off the erosion there. >> i mean they lost some republicans because republicans felt it didn't go far enough in these cuts to food for hungry people. i know the farm bill is not sexy to a lot of people. what the difference was between this house bill and what passed in the senate is these cuts to families. we're talking about 2 million families who can't afford to eat
what did eric cantor and this tea party do? they cut supplement nutrition assistance for poor people and threw in poison pill after poison pill, treated poor people as if they are guilty of committing a crime and said to the democrats you help us pass this. that's not how it works. compromise works. poison pill dozen not. >> thanks so much. i love having you on all the time. steve israel the head of the democratic congressional campaign committee. for more, we're joined by march margie o...
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this rather remarkable footage was apparently shot through the mail slot in eric cantor's office door in the u.s. capitol building. through the mail slot there, you can see immigration activists sitting in, inside eric cantor's office, chanting and clapping and pleading that eric cantor should please, just put the bill up for a vote. that bipartisan bill that already passed the senate, please, just put it on the house floor for an up-or-down vote. there are two things to say about that prospect today. number one, there is not going to be a vote on immigration this year. that bipartisan bill that already passed the senate, please, just put it on the house floor for an up-or-down vote. there are two things to say about that prospect today. number one, there is not going to be a vote on immigration this year. it is not going to happen this session. and we know that definitively, because the house has already gone bye-bye. the house passed the paul ryan/patty murray budget thing and the defense bill tonight. and they are gone, they are off to bed, they are on vacation now until well into
this rather remarkable footage was apparently shot through the mail slot in eric cantor's office door in the u.s. capitol building. through the mail slot there, you can see immigration activists sitting in, inside eric cantor's office, chanting and clapping and pleading that eric cantor should please, just put the bill up for a vote. that bipartisan bill that already passed the senate, please, just put it on the house floor for an up-or-down vote. there are two things to say about that prospect...
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eric cantor and mccarthy do. some times the leadership splits on votes this big. >> you can see on the clock, bottom of the screen. 6:15 left in the vote. luke, 216 is the winning number for tonight isn't it? yeah, 216. two democrats are not here. that's why the number is there. that's the magic number between 216 and 218. the magic number. the house gop conference. they can't reach by themselves. hence, they will use, the house democratic votes to get there tonight. and it is a number that if you talked, to the leadership. it haunted them. over the last year or so. and it, really is one that, they hope how to be able to get to next year. so they will have a chance of led legislating anything and have leverage in the senate. >> speaker boehner said earlier the house has fought with everything it has to convince the president of the united states to engage in bipartisan negotiations aimed at addressing our country's debt and providing fairness for the american people. under obama care. that fight will continue. bl
eric cantor and mccarthy do. some times the leadership splits on votes this big. >> you can see on the clock, bottom of the screen. 6:15 left in the vote. luke, 216 is the winning number for tonight isn't it? yeah, 216. two democrats are not here. that's why the number is there. that's the magic number between 216 and 218. the magic number. the house gop conference. they can't reach by themselves. hence, they will use, the house democratic votes to get there tonight. and it is a number...
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the editors of "the wall street journal" know that john boehner and eric cantor don't want to do that. they're being pushed by the tea party wing to shut down the government if president obama does not agree to defund or delay affordable care act. "the wall street journal," lead editorial had to admit they themselves at the journal have urged on the crazies in the past. we have often supported backbenchers who want to push gop leaders in a better policy direction. but freeing to stop the crazies who "the wall street journal" have supported is not quite so easy. how bad an idea is shutting down the government for republicans according to the journal? this is the one event that could reinstall nancy pelosi as speaker. mr. obama could spend his final two years going out in a blaze of liberal glory. the editorial called the defund obama care strategy "a kamikaze mission." "the new york times," republican columnist thinks the problem is cruisism. >> what you might call the rise of ted cruisism, the senator from canada, through texas is basically not a legislator in the normal sense. does n
the editors of "the wall street journal" know that john boehner and eric cantor don't want to do that. they're being pushed by the tea party wing to shut down the government if president obama does not agree to defund or delay affordable care act. "the wall street journal," lead editorial had to admit they themselves at the journal have urged on the crazies in the past. we have often supported backbenchers who want to push gop leaders in a better policy direction. but...
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cantor on a previous piece of legislation, the jobs act 37 when you talk to them, what do they say to you. is this message persuasive? it doesn't seem like it's reaching the house republican caucus. >> it is. i'm not talking about a specific conversation with specific people, in general, there is a lot of republican support for doing whatever they can to focus on the economy, focus on innovations, that is why the legislation that eric cantor championed with the support of president obama passed a year ago, with broad bipartisan support. i think they do understand the importance of talent, the issues get more complicated because of the other issues around border security, path to citizenship. some of the guest worker programs, i think there's broad agreement, the right way to look at immigration is not just through the prism of politics, obviously, that's a focus, or the prism of security, how do you secure the border or prism of morality, what's the right thing to do, the prism of economics, and the white house this morning released a report that i thought was veriful, laying the econ
cantor on a previous piece of legislation, the jobs act 37 when you talk to them, what do they say to you. is this message persuasive? it doesn't seem like it's reaching the house republican caucus. >> it is. i'm not talking about a specific conversation with specific people, in general, there is a lot of republican support for doing whatever they can to focus on the economy, focus on innovations, that is why the legislation that eric cantor championed with the support of president obama...
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marilyn tavenner is someone eric cantor considers to be a friend and a colleague. again, has bipartisan support. do you think the grace that's being supported to tavenner from the right is something that's not going to be seen tomorrow, giving the grace to the political crucifixion that people expect of kathleen sebelius? >> well, i suspect they're on different levels. miss sebelius is the secretary and, therefore, considered to be just a personal part of the president's cabinet, and she is a part of that cabinet, so i expect that she'll get a little more venom than is being restored upon miss tavenner today. but let me say this, they are not against obama care. this is about the rollout, this is about the glitches, this is about a computer system that goes down every now and then. i would have hoped, as i said often before this rollout, that we would be emphasizing that 1-800 number, getting people to the telephones so they can talk to people, getting people into these community health centers out there that we have funded to have personal one-on-one conversations
marilyn tavenner is someone eric cantor considers to be a friend and a colleague. again, has bipartisan support. do you think the grace that's being supported to tavenner from the right is something that's not going to be seen tomorrow, giving the grace to the political crucifixion that people expect of kathleen sebelius? >> well, i suspect they're on different levels. miss sebelius is the secretary and, therefore, considered to be just a personal part of the president's cabinet, and she...
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who's eric cantor, speaker boehner? are they just standing there and student council presidents without a real job? >> they have a real job on paper, it would seem. >> doesn't seem like they're effective. let me go to david on this. i don't know what to say expect this guy comes from nowhere issuing new battle orders and defines the enemy and seems to be winning with it. >> this is not wizardry here. he's not hypnotizing the gop. the reason he's getting away with this, chris, is because he has the base of the party in his arms. he's representing where the party has moved. john boehner and he rode into speakership because of the tea party. and he's been to it ever since. this is the energy out there in the party that the party leaders can't deny today, two three hours ago i ran into trent lott. remember him? he used to think he was a pretty arch conservative representing the conservative wing of the party. i said how are all your old friends in the senate? he was majority leader there. he said they're not happy. one thin
who's eric cantor, speaker boehner? are they just standing there and student council presidents without a real job? >> they have a real job on paper, it would seem. >> doesn't seem like they're effective. let me go to david on this. i don't know what to say expect this guy comes from nowhere issuing new battle orders and defines the enemy and seems to be winning with it. >> this is not wizardry here. he's not hypnotizing the gop. the reason he's getting away with this, chris,...
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. >> speaker john boehner and majority leader eric cantor quickly condemned the comments with cantor calling them inexcusabl inexcusable. boehner say, what he said is wrong. there can be disagreements without being hateful. king is saying his description comes from the border patrol. >> that comes from being down on the border, spending days and nights down there and multiple trips and time with the border patrol. that description essentially came from them. it's not something that i'm making up. this is real. >> joining me now, nbc news latino contributor raul reyes. king saying this came from the border patrol really reminds me of michele bachman when she was talking about the vaccination for the hpv where she said some random mom came to her and told her this. she didn't get her team to research any of this. she rejurch tated it on the "today" show and the mom was never found. steve king is saying some random border patrol person said this to him and he presented it as fact. >> right. and the crazy thing here, aside from the fact that these comments are highly offensive to latinos
. >> speaker john boehner and majority leader eric cantor quickly condemned the comments with cantor calling them inexcusabl inexcusable. boehner say, what he said is wrong. there can be disagreements without being hateful. king is saying his description comes from the border patrol. >> that comes from being down on the border, spending days and nights down there and multiple trips and time with the border patrol. that description essentially came from them. it's not something that...
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from house majority leader eric cantor, quote, president obama has said that unless he gets a second tax hike he will be forced to let criminals loose on the streets. the meat at your grocery store won't be inspected and emergency responders will be unable to do their jobs. these are false choices. let's bring in molly ball, national political reporter, democratic strategist kiss kofonis and jonathan karabel. chris, your response to cantor, that criminals will be on the loose, meat at your grocery store won't be inspected. i don't think it can get to the shelf if it's not inspected and emergency responders won't be able to do their job and i assume if you called 911 someone may not be on the other end of the line to help you. >> well, i think congressman cantor and the republicans are playing a dangerous game of chicken. what they're basically counting on is sequester goes in to effect and the american people, the world does not end. there's truth to that. it doesn't all happen on one day. they will be felt over coming days and weeks and months but when you start to see federal emplo
from house majority leader eric cantor, quote, president obama has said that unless he gets a second tax hike he will be forced to let criminals loose on the streets. the meat at your grocery store won't be inspected and emergency responders will be unable to do their jobs. these are false choices. let's bring in molly ball, national political reporter, democratic strategist kiss kofonis and jonathan karabel. chris, your response to cantor, that criminals will be on the loose, meat at your...
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. >>> eric cantor was caught making some sour faces during richard blanco's reading of the inaugural poem. doesn't look like he's a fan. >>> and from a frequent critic of president obama, conservative tact activist grover norquist feeted, "it is official. the best after-party tonight was chicago mayor rahm's." >>> for a look at the national forecast, we turn to dylan dreyer. >> good morning. it ended up being nice. >> dry and pretty warm. >> and temperatures were above average yesterday, but today the 20s will start working into the nation's capital. also 20s to take told across the northeast and even single dimgis through the northern plains. that cold air crossing over the great lakes which are still unfrozen is creating a lot of lake-effect snow. that's where we'll see most of the additional snow moving throughout the rest of this week. perhaps another 6 to 12 inches of snow possible. we also have some snow still continuing to fall across cape cod. not a lot. this storm system brought the bulk of the precipitation right to the southeast of nantucket. but we are still looking at so
. >>> eric cantor was caught making some sour faces during richard blanco's reading of the inaugural poem. doesn't look like he's a fan. >>> and from a frequent critic of president obama, conservative tact activist grover norquist feeted, "it is official. the best after-party tonight was chicago mayor rahm's." >>> for a look at the national forecast, we turn to dylan dreyer. >> good morning. it ended up being nice. >> dry and pretty warm....
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i'm not sure what eric cantor means by false choice. there are no pleasant choices. >> karen, the fact is the italian electorate has just rejected austerity. the british credit rating has just been downgraded and the country is in a triple dip recession, and yet here we have speaker boehner happy to just cruise towards this sequester disaster on march the 1st as if there's literally no alternative. >> the republicans like to accuse the president of wanting to make us like europe. it's the republicans who want to simulate that european austerity right here in america and it's failing to the point that you've just made. here is the other problem though, what you just read is very important. the tea partiers see this as their mission, to just blow things up. they're not here -- john boehner may be here to save the american dream for his children but that's not what the tea party is here. they're here to dismantle our government and the way it works. they're doing quite well with that. what john boehner has to decide is whose side is he on?
i'm not sure what eric cantor means by false choice. there are no pleasant choices. >> karen, the fact is the italian electorate has just rejected austerity. the british credit rating has just been downgraded and the country is in a triple dip recession, and yet here we have speaker boehner happy to just cruise towards this sequester disaster on march the 1st as if there's literally no alternative. >> the republicans like to accuse the president of wanting to make us like europe....
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eric cantor's plan, apparently, it is not conservative enough. when did eric cantor become too liberal for the republican party? >> recently when tefs clear that the missile attacks in syria. >> right. >> if you side by definition with these folks, you are not a real republican. you are a rhino. if you side with bam on anything. have you the leadership as one analyst compared it to going from ice floe to ice floe trying just to hang on and get through the day without plunging into the depths of takes on of what they call the raucous caucus. they are not only destructive to governance because we're not governing the country now, but there are also enormously self destructive as that comment indicated, and so long-term this is very difficult for the republican party. to that point, let me tell you something about this far right element. it is very short. take a listen to this. >> the anarchists have taken over. >> the anarchists have taken over. we keep going back to this problem of the gop versus the wing. >> and first of all the credit to alex wa
eric cantor's plan, apparently, it is not conservative enough. when did eric cantor become too liberal for the republican party? >> recently when tefs clear that the missile attacks in syria. >> right. >> if you side by definition with these folks, you are not a real republican. you are a rhino. if you side with bam on anything. have you the leadership as one analyst compared it to going from ice floe to ice floe trying just to hang on and get through the day without plunging...
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. >> eric cantor talking about the 29-year-old intelligence analyst edward snowden. [ heart beating, monitor beeping ] woman: what do you mean, homeowners insurance doesn't cover floods? [ heart rate increases ] man: a few inches of water caused all this? [ heart rate increases ] woman #2: but i don't even live near the water. what you don't know about flood insurance may shock you -- including the fact that a preferred risk policy starts as low as $129 a year. for an agent, call the number that appears on your screen. >>> if there are laws that have been broken, certainly the reports seem to indicate that, that if anyone were to violate the law by releasing classified information outside the legal avenues, certainly that individual should be prosecuted at the full extent of the law. >> eric cantor talking about the 29-year-old intelligence analyst edward snowden. i'm here with amy goodman from "democracy now." karen finney, host of the new msnbc show "disrupt." and marc ambinder from "the atlantic." left, right, republican, democrat. look, to get security clearance you swear you're
. >> eric cantor talking about the 29-year-old intelligence analyst edward snowden. [ heart beating, monitor beeping ] woman: what do you mean, homeowners insurance doesn't cover floods? [ heart rate increases ] man: a few inches of water caused all this? [ heart rate increases ] woman #2: but i don't even live near the water. what you don't know about flood insurance may shock you -- including the fact that a preferred risk policy starts as low as $129 a year. for an agent, call the...
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cantor or his designee. >> just so we're clear, they understood that a vote to reopen the government would pass the house. they did not want it to happen. they wanted to keep the shutdown going because they saw it as leverage, and so, they rewrote the rules of the house of representatives to make sure only eric cantor or someone he said could bring up the senate bill to reopen the government because they were so terrified that any member bringing that to the floor would pass it and reopen the government? >> that's exactly what happened. i mean, they were afraid of the democratic process, because they can count. >> that is the smoking gun. and the big question now is, whatever deal comes out of the senate, the thing we're going to watch and hopefully we can get you back here to talk about it is does speaker boehner bring it for a vote? congressman chris van hollen, thank you for joining us. richard costa with "the national review" and cnbc contributor. the question is, mitch mcconnell is working out a deal with harry reid, we've seen this before, and this ends up with john boehner goi
cantor or his designee. >> just so we're clear, they understood that a vote to reopen the government would pass the house. they did not want it to happen. they wanted to keep the shutdown going because they saw it as leverage, and so, they rewrote the rules of the house of representatives to make sure only eric cantor or someone he said could bring up the senate bill to reopen the government because they were so terrified that any member bringing that to the floor would pass it and reopen...
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. >> look at what eric cantor said. same question. eric cantor told "the new yorker" he killed the grand bargain. he said this with pride. you have guy there saying, i'm opposed to these sort of deals. you have boehner without power. you have paul ryan in fantasy land. from a policy perspective. mitch mcconnell is sort of hiding behind maybe waiting for a phone call from joe biden. the president really doesn't have anyone who wants to move as far as he, himself, is willing to move. >> okay. another nail in the coffin. here's something else that will remain in the republican budget this year. $600 billion in tax hikes agreed to in the fiscal cliff deal. paul ryan might have voted in favor of the fiscal cliff deal. many republicans did not. take a look at how congressman jason chaffetz from utah responded to it this morning. let's watch here. another little wrinkle. >> did you vote against the fiscal cliff deal? >> yeah, i did. i did. >> is this budget going to assume the $600 billion in new revenue in the fiscal cliff deal? >> we haven
. >> look at what eric cantor said. same question. eric cantor told "the new yorker" he killed the grand bargain. he said this with pride. you have guy there saying, i'm opposed to these sort of deals. you have boehner without power. you have paul ryan in fantasy land. from a policy perspective. mitch mcconnell is sort of hiding behind maybe waiting for a phone call from joe biden. the president really doesn't have anyone who wants to move as far as he, himself, is willing to...
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they then noted eric cantor's statement was half true. that is another way you can actually know it was a false statement of his. political-fact is another way of learning the truth in american politics. it is time for "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell, have a great night. >>> so guess who is telling us to calm down tonight? the russian sports minister. the same guy who has already threatened olympic athletes about engaging in "homosexual propaganda." >> the story that has just shocked me and i'm surprised it is not bigger. >> russia's gay laws ahead of the olympics? >> is russia literally rounding up homosexuals? >> yes, they crack down on gay rights. >> it is our opposition. >> to me, this is germany in 1933. >> a few even calling for a boycott of the olympics. >> we must get it out of russia. >> suddenly, a rising concern. >> the international olympic committee has dragged its feet. >> he is suddenly going to be put in a very negative light. >> they are holding 14 town hall meetings. at issue is whether republicans force a govern
they then noted eric cantor's statement was half true. that is another way you can actually know it was a false statement of his. political-fact is another way of learning the truth in american politics. it is time for "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell, have a great night. >>> so guess who is telling us to calm down tonight? the russian sports minister. the same guy who has already threatened olympic athletes about engaging in "homosexual propaganda." >>...
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i must read you a statement that eric cantor made just moments ago, underscoring the remarks in selma. he said i am proud to participate in this year's event. we have the opportunity to come together and celebrate this powerful moment in history. i look forward to visiting the sites of so many landmark civil rights events and reflecting on the sacrifice that shaped the great democracy that we live in today. and yet, apparently, yesterday's events? >> not so much. here is the thing, if there was a political concern about what they say, if you can't show up and just say something nice about your colleague, john lewis, who got his head beat in for fighting for rights, maybe something nice about martin luther king jr., the change the country has seen, i mean, that is a problem. that is a slam dunk kind of event. there is no reason that they shouldn't have gone. particularly because while it is true are people going to remember this a year from now, no. but it would have been a check mark in their box. it would have made some of the rhetoric that we have been hearing since the start of the
i must read you a statement that eric cantor made just moments ago, underscoring the remarks in selma. he said i am proud to participate in this year's event. we have the opportunity to come together and celebrate this powerful moment in history. i look forward to visiting the sites of so many landmark civil rights events and reflecting on the sacrifice that shaped the great democracy that we live in today. and yet, apparently, yesterday's events? >> not so much. here is the thing, if...
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eric cantor there. anyway, welcome back to "hardball." the establishment republican party and the tea party wing of the republican party are waging an all-out war over the affordable care act. as the government veers toward a shutdown come october 1st. and as you heard there from house majority leader eric cantor, the republican leadership's strategy as they drew it up was to pass a short-term spending bill to prevent a government shutdown. that bill would include a provision to defund the president's health care law, which the senate and the president would be free to basically ignore. on the face of it everybody wins. conservatives get a vote to defund a law they hate and house republicans wouldn't get blamed for a government shutdown. problem solved, right? not if tea party leaders like ted cruz have anything to say about it. here he is. >> some house republicans are considering procedural tricks to let them vote on defunding obama care and then to let harry reid strip it out and fund obama care. let me ask you all a question. is an em
eric cantor there. anyway, welcome back to "hardball." the establishment republican party and the tea party wing of the republican party are waging an all-out war over the affordable care act. as the government veers toward a shutdown come october 1st. and as you heard there from house majority leader eric cantor, the republican leadership's strategy as they drew it up was to pass a short-term spending bill to prevent a government shutdown. that bill would include a provision to...
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that was supposed to push -- particularly eric cantor and kevin mccarthy, two states that have a big chunk of federal government dependents. >> that's true. earmarks were like the thing that kept legislation going all the time. >> it's what kept congress functional. >> spending is bad. it hurts deal making is the thing. >> when we come back, speaking of spending, i want to get into, nick, what you love to report on, campaign finance. trivia time. we asked how many republican members of congress were born in puerto rico. the answer, it was like jeopardy. it's idaho republican robert only one born in puerto rico. msnbc.com. we'll be right back. [ female announcer ] imagine skin so healthy, it never gets dry again. can your moisturizer do that? [ female announcer ] dermatologist recommended aveeno has an oat formula, now proven to build a moisture reserve, so skin can replenish itself. that's healthy skin for life. only from aveeno. your soups are so awesomely delicious my husband and i can't stop eating 'em! what's...that... on your head? can curlers! tomato basil, potato with bacon...
that was supposed to push -- particularly eric cantor and kevin mccarthy, two states that have a big chunk of federal government dependents. >> that's true. earmarks were like the thing that kept legislation going all the time. >> it's what kept congress functional. >> spending is bad. it hurts deal making is the thing. >> when we come back, speaking of spending, i want to get into, nick, what you love to report on, campaign finance. trivia time. we asked how many...
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but this week's revelation may explain eric cantor's reluctance to change anything. after all, with $3 million coming into the household via his wife's work at domino's it looks as though they're going to be chomping on the same kind of pizza for a long time to come. the day's top lines are coming up. stay with us. [ female announcer ] doctors trust calcium plus vitamin d to support strong bones. and the brand most recommended by... my doctor. my gynecologist. my pharmacist. citracal. citracal. [ female announcer ] you trust your doctor. doctors trust citracal. whoa, wait for me! oh no! my mom just cleaned this place! calm down, squishy, this'll be easy to clean. [ female announcer ] swiffer wetjet pads have the scrubbing power of mr. clean magic eraser. they trap and lock away even monstrous messes to make tough cleaning a breeze. now that's clean. wow. scottie! we won! uh-huh, uh-huh. mom?!! [ female announcer ] swiffer gives cleaning a monstrous new meaning. monsters university, in theaters, in 3d. >>> from faith to freedom and all of the crazy in between here are
but this week's revelation may explain eric cantor's reluctance to change anything. after all, with $3 million coming into the household via his wife's work at domino's it looks as though they're going to be chomping on the same kind of pizza for a long time to come. the day's top lines are coming up. stay with us. [ female announcer ] doctors trust calcium plus vitamin d to support strong bones. and the brand most recommended by... my doctor. my gynecologist. my pharmacist. citracal. citracal....
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eric cantor is trying to get the dream act crafted through the house. this is something that the party is supposed to want to do. to blit ra oh bl obliterate the notion is to question it. you have to want to embark on this process. the hope that the loudest elements of the house caucus could keep their lips sealed shut. that they could move forward and somehow they would make inroads with the hispanic community. whatever they are doing is undermined by the commentary and saying that the dreamers are drug mules. it is deeply racist by what he is saying. when you are talking about children who are here and contributing here with american society. >> it is unbelievable and they are not really aware of this. the hispanic media is paying so much attention to this. i guess they don't even though that. they don't talk to these people. they aren't part of their conception of what america is. they are this group of people over here. they are not people they know. they are people that they are trying to curry favor with. that is the good part. >> and some ways th
eric cantor is trying to get the dream act crafted through the house. this is something that the party is supposed to want to do. to blit ra oh bl obliterate the notion is to question it. you have to want to embark on this process. the hope that the loudest elements of the house caucus could keep their lips sealed shut. that they could move forward and somehow they would make inroads with the hispanic community. whatever they are doing is undermined by the commentary and saying that the...
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cantor had the nerve to blame democrats. >> that's fabulous. but we've just had, and we've been reporting on our air the passage of the gang of eight's immigration reform bill through the senate, 68 votes, i believe, to 32 what happens now? given -- i'm assuming you have absolutely no confidence of progress. >> i met with louis gutierrez, who is really our leader on the democratic side, a group of seven members of the house, three republicans and four democrats. politically the republicans are at their peril if they don't do an immigration bill. this is very dangerous for them so the question is, can speaker boehner gets a majority of his caucus to at least have the bill called? he said he needs a majority of the majority to be for a bill. another way to look at it, maybe he can get a majority of the majority to say call the bill, even if i can't vote for it, and we'll see what democrats can do to help pass an immigration bill. i don't know what his plan is. i don't know if he can execute a plan. now we have 7.4 million students who in five day
cantor had the nerve to blame democrats. >> that's fabulous. but we've just had, and we've been reporting on our air the passage of the gang of eight's immigration reform bill through the senate, 68 votes, i believe, to 32 what happens now? given -- i'm assuming you have absolutely no confidence of progress. >> i met with louis gutierrez, who is really our leader on the democratic side, a group of seven members of the house, three republicans and four democrats. politically the...
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house majority eric cantor encouraged his allies to spotlight the surfer, to the 39 billion cuts to food stamp program this month. the congressional budget office said it would cost an 8 million people their food stamp eligibility if passed into law. they sent an e-mail, saying they cashed their food stamps in lobster, the fellow republicans took it from there, here is randy harris before the vote. >> this is a common sense reform that cuts waste, fraud and abuse, leaving more money for the americans who truly need help in time of need. >> what the heck does that graphic say? i don't even know, at the heart of the republican argument that the idea of the use of food stamps is exploding because people have been lured into the use, it is all surfer dudes and lottery earners. yet, only 3% of the food stamps were trafficked, and much of it going on is people trade are their food stamps to store owners for cash. 1/6 of the country is receiving it. it has far less to do with the great recession than the obama administration. nearly half of the households headed by females with children live in
house majority eric cantor encouraged his allies to spotlight the surfer, to the 39 billion cuts to food stamp program this month. the congressional budget office said it would cost an 8 million people their food stamp eligibility if passed into law. they sent an e-mail, saying they cashed their food stamps in lobster, the fellow republicans took it from there, here is randy harris before the vote. >> this is a common sense reform that cuts waste, fraud and abuse, leaving more money for...
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but thanks to congressman sensenbrenner and hopefully congressman eric cantor and others in the republican conference, we're going to cobble together a bipartisan compromise and get this thing amended before the end of the year. we've got to do it. so many republican members who served in 2006 are still with us in the house of representatives, and i believe that they're going to stand with mr. sensenbrenner and let's get it passed. >> in terms of the opposition to that happening, is there overt, articulated opposition to that idea, the idea that the congress should restore the voting rights act or is it more that people don't want to talk about their opposition and essentially just want to slow walk the issue, not deal with it overtly but make sure it doesn't get done? >> well, there are clearly differences of opinion in the house of representatives, but it takes 218 votes to get anything through the house. there are 233 republicans and 202 democrats, and we're looking for 218 votes. i can assure you that the democratic caucus is prepared to vote almost unanimously to amend section 4, so w
but thanks to congressman sensenbrenner and hopefully congressman eric cantor and others in the republican conference, we're going to cobble together a bipartisan compromise and get this thing amended before the end of the year. we've got to do it. so many republican members who served in 2006 are still with us in the house of representatives, and i believe that they're going to stand with mr. sensenbrenner and let's get it passed. >> in terms of the opposition to that happening, is there...